Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1342 O.G. 51, on May 12, 2009.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002, in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America, provided that the European
Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority. However,
the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article
32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals
in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is
filed with the EPO on or after March 1, 2002, and where the application
contains one or more claims directed to the field of business methods.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was decreased, effective
March 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1339 O.G. 61,
on February 17, 2009.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
effective January 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1338 O.G. 61, on January 13, 2009.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.
IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining
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States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority. However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP Australia
and where the application contains one or more claims directed to the
fields of business methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of
technology as defined by specified areas of the International Patent
Classification System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the
USPTO and IP Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008.
For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265 on December 23, 2008.
The search fee of IP Australia was decreased, effective February 1,
2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1339 O.G. 59, on
February 10, 2009.
Fees
The transmittal fee and search fees for the USPTO were changed,
effective January 12, 2009, and were announced in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority was established, effective November 9, 2007, and was
announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective May 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1340 O.G. 212, on March 31,
2009.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of May 1, 2009, is as
follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $240.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $2,080.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $2,080.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,164.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
- for international applications filed in English $609.00
IP Australia as ISA $1,091.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,184.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
electronically without PCT EASY zip file $1,095.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip files $1,006.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $13.00

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Sequence listing and/or sequence-related table on
electronic medium only $5,200.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).
April 13, 2009 JOHN J. DOLL
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on May 16, 2006
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 7,043,761 through 7,047,565
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on May 14, 2002
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
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Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on May 12, 1998
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,749,096 through 5,752,275
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
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St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set forth
in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g). To obtain
the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO Contact Center
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USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee schedule.

Erratum
In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON February 11, 2001 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of April
17, 2001, all reference to Patent No. 5,603,109 which issued from
Application No. 08/220,065 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.

37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application
with a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application
without the signature of all of the inventors. The petition has been
granted. A notice has been sent to the last known address of the
non-signing inventor, Mark Leadbeater. The inventor whose signature is
missing may join in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath
or declaration complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application
number is PCT/GB2005/005058 and was filed on 23 December 2005 in the names
of Mark Leadbeater, Sophie Heidenhain, Annette Steudel and Daniel Hicks for
the invention entitled Rigid Amines. The national stage application is
assigned number 11/813,095 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4)
date of 09 March 2009.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The
inventor whose signature is missing (Regis DUMONT ROTY) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/FI2006/050143
and was filed on 11 April 2006 in the name of Francois TOUBEAU and (Regis
DUMONT ROTY for the invention entitled FIBROUS SUPPORT INTENDED TO BE
IMPREGNATED WITH LIQUID. The national stage application number is
11/911,941 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date of 10
March 2009.

Notice of Reprimand
Joseph T. Brown of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who is a registered patent
agent (Registration Number 48,536), has been reprimanded by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for violating 37 C.F.R. § 10.23(b)(6)
via 37 C.F.R. § 10.23(c)(5) based on having been publicly reprimanded by
the Virginia State Bar for violating that jurisdiction's Rules of
Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.3(a), and 1.4(a) in connection with his
handling of two client matters involving appeals of criminal convictions
and a client matter involving an appeal in a Department of Social Services
matter. This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 32
and 37 C.F.R. §§ 11.26 and 11.59.
April 29, 2009 JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
JOHN J. DOLL
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Notice of Reprimand
Peter R. Martinez of San Diego, California, who is a registered patent
attorney (Registration Number 42,845), has been reprimanded by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for violating 37 CFR §§ 10.23(b)(5) and
10.77(b) by submitting to the Office a terminal disclaimer he had signed
though he was not an attorney of record at that time, and by resubmitting
to the Office a previously executed "Declaration and Power of Attorney"
wherein his name was added to the power of attorney portion of the
previously executed document apparently by an assistant though the
"Declaration and Power of Attorney" had been previously submitted to the
Office without appointment of any registered practitioner to represent the
applicant, and by failing to adequately supervise non-practitioner staff
upon whom he relied. This action is taken pursuant to the provisions of 35
U.S.C. § 2(b)(2)(D) and 37 CFR §§ 11.20(a)(3), 11.26 and 11.59.
Disciplinary decisions involving practitioners are posted for public
reading at the Office of Enrollment and Discipline's Reading Room located
at: http://des.uspto.gov/Foia/OEDReadingRoom.jsp.
May 1, 2009 JAMES A. TOUPIN
General Counsel
United States Patent and Trademark Office
on behalf of
JOHN J. DOLL
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Errata
"All reference to Patent No. 7,493,797 to Fred L. Deroos, et al of
Woodbury, MN for FLUID PERMEATION TESTING METHOD EMPLOYING MASS
SPECTROMETRY appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should
be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,493,833 to Hiroshi Isono of Mishima-shi,
Japan for TORQUE DETECTION APPARATUS AND ACTING FORCE DETECTION APPARATUS
appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 shoud be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,493,871 to Dee L. Conger, et al of La
Jolla, CA for CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,493,875 to John Cogorno, et al of
Westminister, CA for NON-LETHAL GAMECOCK SPARRING MATCH, EQUIPMENT &
METHODS appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,494,621 to Michael James Justin, et al of
St. Louis, MI for TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR TEST SAMPLE CARRIER appearing in the
Official Gazaette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,494,826 to Yukio Kitahara, et al of Suwa,
Japan for METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FERROELECTRIC MEMORY appearing in the
Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,494,853 to Bum-Ki Baek, et al of
Gyeonggi-Do Korea, Republic of for METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM
TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL THAT INCLUDES USING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF
A CONDUCTIVE FILM TO FORM A PIXEL ELECTRODE CONNECTED TO A DRAIN ELECTRODE
apearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,494,914 to Kensuke Iashikawa, et al of
Ome, Japan for SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND A METHOD OF
MANUFACTURING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,494,880 to Takashi Ipposhi of Tokyo,
Japan for METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE appearing in the
Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,180 to Yogo Kawasaki, et al of Ogaki,
Japan for MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD appearing in the Official Gazette of
February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,235 to Per Ove Ohman, et al of
Uppsala, Sweden for OPTICAL ASSAY SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette
of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,406 to Makoto Komatsu of Kanagawa,
Japan for DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, BELT APPARATUS, IMAGE
FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PRODUCT appearing in
the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,563 to Fred Hewitt Smith of Old Town,

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Maine for SECURE PANEL WITH REMOTELY CONTROLLED EMBEDDED DEVICES appearing
in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,661 to Toshio Nomura, et al of
Hachioji-shi, Japan for 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CREATION DEVICE, 3-DIMENSIONAL
IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE,
3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING THE
PROGRAM appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,785 to Steven J. Harrington of
Webster, NY For METHOD FOR COLOR HALFTONING WHEN UTILIZING REDUNDANT COLOR
INKS appearing in the Offcial Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,860 to Kazuhiko Takaishi, et al of
Kawasaki, Japan for HEAD POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDIUM STORAGE DEVICE
appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,495,972 to Frederick A. Ware, et al of
Los Altos, CA for CLOCKED MEMORY SYSTEM WITH TERMINATION COMPONENT
appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,496,031 to Richard Roderick Masters of
Seattle, WA for SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRAFFIC TO A PROB appearing
in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,496,522 to Willian C. O'Neil, Jr., et al
of Nashville, TN for METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING REBATES TO HIGHER
EDUCATION appearing in the Official Gazette of February 24, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARDApril 20-24, 2009

Date Issued

Type of Case(1)

Proceeding or Appn. No.

Party or Parties

Issue

TTAB Decision

Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services

Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services

Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney

Citable as Precedent of TTAB

4-20

EX

78854030

Aerstream Technology, Ltd.

2(d)

Refusal Affirmed in all classes

"AERSTREAM" [a wide range of goods and services in Classes 3, 5, 11, 35, 37, 40, and 42, all related to electrostatically dispersed vapor and/or electrostatically dispersing vapor in the air for scenting or freshening the air]

"PREVU*" (in stylized form) [test kits for the non-invasive measurement of cholesterol in skin tissues for use by physicians and health care professionals in doctors’ offices, clinics, and health care facilities]

"IRON GYM" [gymnasium equipment, namely, manually-operated exercise equipment for home use; chin-up bars for home use; pull-up bars for home use; sit-up equipment for home use; push-up equipment for home use]

"AMERICAN IRON GYM" [health club services, namely, providing instruction and equipment in the field of physical exercise]

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than correspondence to the Office of the Solicitor
(see 37 CFR 1.1(a)(3) and 1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Inter Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Partes Reexam for original request papers and for all
subsequent correspondence other than
correspondence to the Office of the
Solicitor (see 37 CFR Secs. 1.1(a)(3) and
1.302(c)).
Mail Stop Reissue All new and continuing reissue application filings.
Mail Stop Sequence Submission of the computer readable form (CRF) for
applications with sequence listings, when the CRF
is not being filed with the patent application.
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS
Please address trademark-related mail to be delivered by the United
States Postal Service (USPS), except documents sent to the Assignment
Services Division for recordation, requests for copies of trademark
documents, and documents directed to the Madrid Processing Unit, as
follows:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Madrid Processing Unit,
must be mailed to:
Madrid Processing Unit
600 Delaney Street
MDE-7B87
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Office's Trademark Administrator
regarding Letters of Protest must be mailed to:
Letter of Protest
ATTN: Trademark Administrator
600 Delaney Street
MDE-4B89
Alexandria, VA 22314-5796
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Director regarding the Fastener
Quality Act (FQA) must be mailed to:
Director, USPTO
ATTN: FQA
600 Delaney Street, MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Mail to be delivered by the USPS to the Commissioner regarding the
recordal of a Native American Tribal Insignia (NATI) must be mailed to:
Natvie American Tribal Insignia
ATTN: Commissioner for Trademarks
600 Delaney Street
MDE-10A71
Alexandria, VA 22314-5793
Trademark-related mail to be delivered by other delivery services
(Federal Express (Fed Ex), UPS, DHL, Laser, Action, Purolater, etc.),
by courier or by hand to the Trademark Operation, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Office's Madrid Processing Unit, Letters of Protest,
FQA or NATI, must be delivered to:
Trademark Assistance Center
Madison East, Concourse Level Room C 55
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
MAIL TO BE DIRECTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Please address mail to be directed to a mail stop identified below to
be delivered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as follows (unless
otherwise instructed):
Mail Stop _____
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Mail Stop
Designations Explanation
Mail Stop 3 Mail for the Office of Personnel from NFC.
Mail Stop 6 Mail for the Office of Procurement.
Mail Stop 8 All papers for the Office of the Solicitor except
communications relating to pending litigation and
disciplinary proceedings; papers relating to
pending litigation in court cases shall be mailed
only to Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 15667,
Arlington, VA 22215 and papers related to pending
disciplinary proceedings before the Administrative
Law Judge or the Director shall be mailed only to
the Office of the Solicitor, P.O. Box 16116,
Arlington, VA 22215.
Mail Stop 11 Mail for the Electronic Ordering Service (EOS).
Mail Stop 13 Mail for the Employee and Labor Relations Division.
Mail Stop 16 Mail related to refund requests, other than
requests for refund of a patent application
publication fee. Such requests should be directed
to Mail Stop PGPub.
Mail Stop 17 Invoices directed to the Office of Finance.
Mail Stop 24 Mail for the Inventor's Assistance Program,
including complaints about Invention Promoters.
Mail Stop 171 Vacancy Announcement Applications.
Mail Stop Assignment All assignment documents, security interests,
Recordation Services and other documents to be recorded in the
Assignment records. Note that documents with
cover sheets that are faxed to 571-273-0140 or
submitted electronically (http://epas.uspto.gov)
are processed much more quickly than those
submitted by mail.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Congressional Relations.
Congressional
Relations
Mail Stop Document All requests for certified or uncertified
Services copies of patent or trademark documents.
Mail Stop EEO Mail for the Office of Civil Rights.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of Enforcement.
Enforcement
Mail Stop Interference Communications relating to interferences and
applications and patents involved in interference.
Mail Stop Mail for the Office of International Relations.
International
Relations
Mail Stop M Mail to designate or change a fee
Correspondence address, or other correspondence related to
maintenance fees, except payments of
maintenance fees in patents. See below for
the address for maintenance fee payments.
Mail Stop OED Mail for the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Maintenance Fee Payments
Unless submitted electronically over the Internet at www.uspto.gov,
payments of maintenance fees in patents should be mailed through the
United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979070
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, payment of maintenance fees in patents (Attn:
Maintenance Fee) using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier
(e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Maintenance Fee
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Deposit Account Replenishments
To send payment to replenish deposit accounts, send the payments
through the United States Postal Service to:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 979065
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
Alternatively, deposit account replenishments (Attn: Deposit Accounts)
using hand-delivery and delivery by private courier (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.) may be delivered to:
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Attn: Deposit Accounts
2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

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